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PUCRAS PHEASANT. 



Euplocomus pucrasia. 

 PLATE XXI. 



Pliasianus pucrasia, Pucras Pheasant, Gould's Century^ 

 and Gray's Illustrations of Indian Zoology. 



THIS is one of the most beautiful of the Euplo- 

 comi, but differs slightly from the typical examples 

 in the form of the tail, which is more pheasant-lik? 

 '''here seems to be considerable variations in the 

 shades of the plumage of this bird. The most fre- 

 quent tints are upon the head, throat, and neck, of a 

 b autiful green, with blue and violet reflections. Up- 

 on the sides of the neck there is a conspicuous patch 

 of pure white. The head is crested with long, rather 

 broad feathers, the first and shortest arising from the 

 crown, of a reddish-yellow ; the others hanging over 

 the back of the neck, of the same rich colour with 

 the head and neck. The upper parts are of a rich 

 brown ; the feathers of a lanceolate form, and dark 

 Centres. The under parts are of a rich chestnut, 

 and bordering this are lanceolate plumes, of a still 

 gt eater length, nearly white ; the centres dark, 

 tinged with yellow, and appearing conspicuous when 

 lying over the darker plumage of the upper parts. 



